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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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